1. Summer Time Machine Blues (サマータイムマシン・ブルース)
The members of a sci-fi club accidentally spill Coke on the remote controller of an air-conditioner during summer and suddenly a time machine appears in their sweating bath-like clubroom.
It has an average vote of 6.946 on TMDB.
2. The Light Shines Only There (そこのみにて光輝く)
A man has thrown away love and a woman has given up on love. The two souls meet in a brief summer in the northern city of Hakodate.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
3. Parade (パレード)
The story of a strange living situation in a 2LDK apartment in suburban Tokyo. There are five residents ranging in age from eighteen to twenty-eight. They are not in any way romantically involved with one another, but one can see subtle hints of affection and friendship among them. In the end, however, none of them really know each other.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
4. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (のだめカンタービレ 最終楽章 前編)
Chiaki is an aspiring conductor who faces the challenge of leading an orchestra which is made up of substitutes. Nodame gives her support to her beloved as she works hard towards achieving her dream to pass a promotion exam at their music conservatory. Will Chiaki be able to revive a broken down orchestra and launch his musical career? What will become of Nodame and Chiaki's relationship?
It has an average vote of 7.188 on TMDB.
5. Be with You (いま、会いにゆきます)
When two souls find one another, nothing can tear them apart. Widower Takumi lives a quiet life with his six-year-old son Yuji after the loss of wife and mother Mio. Yuji unfailingly remembers her promise to him: "I'll be with you again in a year's time, when the rains come." On the first anniversary of her passing, Takumi and Yuji are taking a walk in the woods when they come across a woman sheltering from a monsoon downpour.
It has an average vote of 7.451 on TMDB.
6. Waterboys (ウォーターボーイズ)
In a Japanese school, 5 adolescent geeks join the new sport teacher and take up the challenge to take part in the synchronised swimming competition, in-spite of the mockeries of the real sportsmen.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
7. All About Lily Chou-Chou (リリイ・シュシュのすべて)
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of fictional pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
It has an average vote of 7.291 on TMDB.
8. Dream (드림)
With hard work and dedication on lock, a group of homeless men trains to compete in a global tournament — despite a cranky coach.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
9. Soul Kitchen (Soul Kitchen)
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
It has an average vote of 6.894 on TMDB.
10. Metropolis (メトロポリス)
Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, leave Japan to visit Metropolis, in search of the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they finally find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku find themselves seperated and plunged into the middle of a larger conspiracy. While Shunsaku searches for his nephew and explanations, Kenichi tries to protect Tima , from Duke Red and his adopted son Rock, both of whom have very different reasons for wanting to find her.
It has an average vote of 7.111 on TMDB.
11. Annie
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.
It has an average vote of 6.511 on TMDB.
12. The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (周處除三害)
The arrogant, third most-wanted criminal in Taiwan, decides to get rid of the top two competitors and crowns himself the most-wanted criminal before dying.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
13. Lake Placid
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
It has an average vote of 5.885 on TMDB.
14. Touch of Evil
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.
It has an average vote of 7.773 on TMDB.
15. Silenced (도가니)
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
It has an average vote of 8.154 on TMDB.
16. The Searchers
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
17. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破)
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
It has an average vote of 7.79 on TMDB.
18. La Femme Nikita (Nikita)
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
It has an average vote of 7.102 on TMDB.
19. Licorice Pizza
The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
It has an average vote of 6.983 on TMDB.
20. The Lovely Bones
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
It has an average vote of 7.075 on TMDB.